Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Total	Aviv Healthcare Properties Limited Partnership	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Parent	Noncontrolling Interest - Operating Partnership	Partners' Capital Aviv Healthcare Properties Limited Partnership
Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$ 568,445		$ 376	$ 523,658	$ (89,742)	$ 434,292	$ 134,153	$ 568,445
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2013	37,593,910		37,593,910
Non-cash stock-based compensation	3,602			3,602		3,602		3,602
Shares issued for settlement of management vested stock and exercised stock options, net	3,053		2	3,051		3,053		3,053
Shares issued for settlement of management vested stock and exercised stock options, net (in shares)			223,197
Distributions to partners	(12,374)		(47,666)				(12,374)	(60,040)
Capital contributions	60						60	60
Proceeds from issuance of common stock (in shares)			9,200,000
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	221,720		92	221,628		221,720		221,720
Cost of raising capital	(10,551)			(10,551)		(10,551)		(10,551)
Dividends to stockholders	(47,666)				(47,666)	(47,666)
Conversion of OP Units			2	2,341		2,343	(2,343)
Conversion of OP Units (in shares)			199,856
Adjustment of noncontrolling interests-operating partnership ownership				(21,699)		(21,699)	21,699
Net income	31,951	31,951			25,289	25,289	6,662	31,951
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	758,240		472	722,030	(112,119)	610,383	147,857	758,240
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	47,216,963		47,216,963
Balance at Jun. 27, 2014
Distributions to partners			(17,009)
Net income	12,035	12,035
Balance at Sep. 30, 2014	$ 758,240		$ 472
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2014	47,216,963		47,216,963